2012–13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship
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The 2012-2013 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the inaugural running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. The series consisted of 10 races, spread across 3 meetings began on 26 October 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit, supporting the 2012 Indian Grand Prix and ended on 10 February 2013.
Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | India Parth Ghorpade | 2-3 |
| 3 | India Parthiva Sureshwaren | All |
| 4 | United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta | All |
| 5 | Australia Dylan Young | 1-2 |
| 6 | Lebanon Noel Jammal | 1-2 |
| Germany Sebastian Balthasar | 3 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom Alice Powell | All |
| 8 | Japan Yudai Jinkawa | All |
| 9 | Japan Shinya Michimi | 3 |
| 11 | Italy Vicky Piria | 3 |
| 13 | India Gaurav Gill | 2 |
| 14 | United Kingdom Matthew Mason | 1 |
| United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 3 | |
| 16 | Brazil Henrique Baptista | 1-2 |
| 18 | Spain Carmen Jordá | 3 |
| 19 | India Ashwin Sundar | 1 |
| 20 | Spain Carmen Boix | 1-2 |
| 22 | United States Conor Daly | All |
| 23 | United Kingdom Jon Lancaster | All |
| 24 | United Kingdom Tom Gladdis | 1-2 |
| 29 | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | 2-3 |
| 33 | United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw | 1 |
| 35 | United Kingdom Hector Hurst | 1-2 |
| 42 | United Kingdom Jordan King | All |
| 55 | United Kingdom Josh Hill | 3 |
| 117 | Brazil Gustavo Myasava | All |
Race calendar and results
All rounds were held in India.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||||||
| 1 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 27 October | United Kingdom Jordan King | United States Conor Daly | United States Conor Daly |
| R2 | 28 October | United Kingdom Jordan King | United Kingdom Jordan King | |||
| 2 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit, Noida | 29 November | United Kingdom Jordan King | United Kingdom Jordan King | United Kingdom Jordan King |
| R2 | 30 November | United Kingdom Jordan King | United Kingdom Jordan King | |||
| R3 | 1 December | United Kingdom Alice Powell | United States Conor Daly | |||
| R4 | 2 December | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | Japan Yudai Jinkawa | |||
| 2013 | ||||||
| 3 | R1 | Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai | 9 February | United Kingdom Jon Lancaster | United Kingdom Josh Hill | United Kingdom Josh Hill |
| R2 | United States Conor Daly | United States Conor Daly | ||||
| R3 | 10 February | United Kingdom Jordan King | United Kingdom Jordan King | |||
| R4 | Japan Yudai Jinkawa | United States Conor Daly |
Championship standings
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | BIC | BIC | MMRT | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver BIC BIC MMRT Points 1 United States Conor Daly 1 3 2 4 1 15 6 1 5 1 164 2 United Kingdom Jordan King 2 1 1 1 4 3 1 7 159 3 United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta 3 2 3 2 Ret 17 3 4 Ret 6 102 4 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster 5 Ret 4 Ret Ret 8 2 5 2 2 91 5 United Kingdom Alice Powell 4 4 17 3 2 5 12 9 6 10 79 6 Belgium Sam Dejonghe 10 6 4 3 5 2 4 Ret 77 7 United Kingdom Josh Hill 1 6 3 3 64 8 Japan Yudai Jinkawa 13 7 5 Ret 5 1 15 10 Ret 9 55 9 United Kingdom Hector Hurst 9 6 6 5 3 4 55 10 India Parthiva Sureshwaren 7 10 9 11 7 6 8 12 7 Ret 33 11 Lebanon Noel Jammal 5 8 15 Ret 8 2 27 12 Japan Shinya Michimi 7 7 11 4 24 13 United Kingdom Tom Gladdis 6 9 7 Ret Ret 9 18 14 Italy Vicky Piria 11 15 8 5 14 15 Brazil Gustavo Myasava 14 Ret 13 7 10 13 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 16 India Parth Ghorpade 8 13 12 7 Ret 11 Ret DNS 10 17 India Gaurav Gill Ret 9 6 16 10 18 United Kingdom Matthew Mason 11 5 10 19 Germany Sebastian Balthasar 10 8 Ret 8 9 20 India Ashwin Sundar 8 Ret 4 21 Brazil Henrique Baptista Ret 13 12 8 Ret 12 4 22 Australia Dylan Young 15 12 11 10 9 11 3 23 Spain Carmen Jordá 13 14 9 Ret 2 24 Spain Carmen Boix 16 14 14 12 11 10 1 25 United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw 12 11 0 26 United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook 15 13 Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver BIC BIC MMRT Points | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole for Race One Italics – Fastest Lap | |||||||||||
| 1 | United States Conor Daly | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 164 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Jordan King | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 159 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 17 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 102 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Jon Lancaster | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 91 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Alice Powell | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 79 |
| 6 | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 77 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom Josh Hill | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 64 | ||||||
| 8 | Japan Yudai Jinkawa | 13 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 55 |
| 9 | United Kingdom Hector Hurst | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 55 | ||||
| 10 | India Parthiva Sureshwaren | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 33 |
| 11 | Lebanon Noel Jammal | 5 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| 12 | Japan Shinya Michimi | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| 13 | United Kingdom Tom Gladdis | 6 | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 18 | ||||
| 14 | Italy Vicky Piria | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 14 | ||||||
| 15 | Brazil Gustavo Myasava | 14 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 |
| 16 | India Parth Ghorpade | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 10 | ||
| 17 | India Gaurav Gill | Ret | 9 | 6 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| 18 | United Kingdom Matthew Mason | 11 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| 19 | Germany Sebastian Balthasar | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| 20 | India Ashwin Sundar | 8 | Ret | 4 | ||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Henrique Baptista | Ret | 13 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | Australia Dylan Young | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | Spain Carmen Jordá | 13 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 2 | ||||||
| 24 | Spain Carmen Boix | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw | 12 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | United Kingdom Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| Pos | Driver | BIC | BIC | MMRT | Points | |||||||
| Colour | Result | |||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | |||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | |||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | |||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | |||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | |||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | ||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) | |||||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | |||||||||||
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | ||||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | |||||||||||
| White | Did not start (DNS) | |||||||||||
| Withdrew (WD) | ||||||||||||
| Race cancelled (C) | ||||||||||||
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | |||||||||||
| Did not arrive (DNA) | ||||||||||||
| Excluded (EX) |
Further reading
- , MRF Limited. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
- , MRF Limited, Delhi, 28 October 2012. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
- , MRF Limited, Delhi, 30 November 2012. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
- , MRF Limited, Delhi, 29 November 2012. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
- , Madras Motor Sports Club, Chennai, 10 February 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
- Setna, Johann., Johann Setna, 6 March 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
- Setna, Johann., Johann Setna, 15 July 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.